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The 1856 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1856. Democratic Nominee Madison S. Perry defeated Know Nothing candidate David S. Walker.^[1]

The Election was decided by 320 votes.

General election

1856 Florida gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Madison S. Perry	6,214	51.32%
	Know Nothing	David S. Walker	5,894	48.68%

County^[3]	Madison S. Perry Democratic		David S. Walker Know Nothing		Total votes
County^[3]	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Alachua	336	64.00%	189	36.00%	525
Brevard	10	71.43%	4	28.57%	14
Calhoun	95	53.37%	83	46.63%	178
Columbia	433	46.46%	499	53.54%	932
Dade	6	100.00%	0	0%	6
Duval	270	35.62%	488	64.38%	758
Escambia	259	52.54%	234	47.46%	493
Franklin	156	59.32%	107	40.68%	263
Gadsden	368	46.52%	423	53.48%	791
Hamilton	186	45.15%	226	54.85%	412
Hernando	122	58.37%	87	41.63%	209
Hillsborough	318	66.95%	157	33.05%	475
Holmes	29	20.57%	112	79.43%	141
Jackson	408	46.42%	471	53.58%	879
Jefferson	354	66.79%	176	33.21%	530
Leon	404	52.33%	368	47.67%	772
Levy	68	46.26%	79	53.74%	147
Liberty	93	55.03%	76	44.97%	169
Madison	423	44.15%	535	55.85%	958
Manatee	22	39.29%	34	60.71%	56
Marion	353	56.94%	367	43.06%	620
Monroe	232	78.91%	62	21.09%	294
Nassau	106	53.27%	93	46.73%	199
Orange	55	56.12%	43	43.88%	98
Putnam	123	53.27%	106	46.29%	229
Santa Rosa	207	40.59%	303	59.41%	510
St. Johns	198	75.57%	64	24.43%	262
Sumter	82	50.31%	81	49.69%	163
Volusia	31	39.74%	47	60.26%	78
Wakulla	148	43.27%	194	56.73%	342
Walton	168	48.14%	181	51.86%	349
Washington	151	58.98%	105	41.02%	256
Totals	6,214	51.32%	5,894	48.68%	12,108

^ Bernie, McGovern (2007). Florida Almanac 2007-2008. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4556-0441-8.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 29. ISBN 9780786414390.
^ Jones, James S. (November 29, 1856). "Official Vote for Governor". Floridian & Journal. p. 3. Retrieved September 12, 2022.